Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03142971
Shock Wave Therapy for Lateral Hip Pain, Caused by Tendon Pathology
Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome With Gluteal Tendinopathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this randomized controlled study is to investigate if focal shock wave is an effective treatment, with respect to hip pain and lower limb function, in a population affected by greater trochanteric pain syndrome with gluteal tendinopathy.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | focused shock wave therapy | |
| PROCEDURE | ultrasound therapy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-05-04
- Completion
- 2016-05-04
- First posted
- 2017-05-08
- Last updated
- 2017-05-10
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03142971. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.